Amazon’s Audible Goes Long on Short-Form Audio - The New York Times

"Amazon hopes to persuade people to pay for something they have traditionally enjoyed free: short-form audio.

Audible, Amazon’s audiobook and spoken-word subsidiary, on Thursday announced Channels, a subscription service that will offer a new library of audio, including original programs, articles read aloud and more. At $4.95 a month, it presents a lower-priced entry point to the service and significantly expands on Audible’s core audiobook offering, while giving listeners more incentive to stick with the company."